Expressing Purpose

In order to ~: ために vs ように

'I practice daily to study Japanese.' vs 'I practice daily so that I can speak Japanese.' — similar but use different forms.

What you'll learn

• ために with intentional verbs (to do something)
• ように with potential/non-intentional verbs (to be able to)
• ないように (so as not to ~)

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